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KIPP Northeast Elementary

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KIPP Northeast Elementary ranks 631 st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Northeast Elementary is a PK-4 charter school in Denver, CO, serving 495 students as part of School District No. 1 (Denver Public Schools), a district ranked in the 38th percentile statewide. It has one of the highest concentrations of economic need in the area, with 75.8% of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch, though that rate is actually lower than most of its immediate neighbors. In recent years, the school has staged a remarkable turnaround: after ranking at the 11th percentile statewide two years ago, it now sits at the 33rd percentile (2 stars) in the 2025-2026 SchoolDigger rankings, with large, consistent gains in both reading and math.

What makes this improvement stand out is how KIPP Northeast Elementary compares with nearby schools. Among the ten elementary schools in its local cluster, only Lena Archuleta Elementary School outperforms KIPP in both English Language Arts and math on the 2025-2026 CMAS exams. KIPP's proficiency rates of 34.7% in ELA and 27.9% in math far exceed those of schools like Oakland Elementary (8.9% ELA), Marrama Elementary School (13.0% math), and Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School (13.1% math). KIPP's 4th grade is a particular bright spot, with 43.0% of 4th graders proficient in reading — nearly matching district and state averages. The school also earns high marks for serving English Language Learners and African American students, ranking in the 64th and 71st percentiles statewide for those groups, respectively.

There are still challenges to watch. Chronic absenteeism rose to 38.2% in 2024-2025, about 10 points above the state average, though several nearby schools — including Oakland Elementary, Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School, and Omar D Blair Charter School — have even higher rates. Female students, while improving dramatically, remain the lowest-performing subgroup relative to statewide comparisons. And despite the recent gains, KIPP's overall scores still trail district and state averages, leaving the school about 18 percentile points shy of its pre-pandemic ranking. A student-teacher ratio of 12.4, among the lowest in the area, may help KIPP continue this momentum, but sustaining the current trajectory and addressing attendance will be the key story to watch in the coming years.

495

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,623

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4635 Walden St. Denver
Denver, CO 80249-8738

(720) 452-2551

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend KIPP Northeast Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
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	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
High:	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
	Montbello High School
	More...
	Northeast Early College
	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

African American:

26.3%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2024 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2026) from a 11th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Colorado)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

631^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From top 49% (2019) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 99Elementary Schools in the School District No. 1

69^th of 114School District No. 1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	631 of 946	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	722 of 950	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	835 of 943	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	793 of 933	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	788 of 921	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	476 of 965	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2023	30.5	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	553 of 695	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	669 of 694	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	669 of 684	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	572 of 642	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	553 of 595	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	436 of 758	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	163 of 251	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.4	219 of 247	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	227 of 242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	131 of 153	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.3	87 of 270	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	246 of 337	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	185 of 203	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	509 of 697	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	512 of 700	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	635 of 683	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	639 of 649	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	570 of 594	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	394 of 764	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)71st percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

Math28%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
KIPP Northeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4635 Walden St. Denver	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2551	495	40	12.4	75.8%	42 (8.5%)	130 (26.3%)	219 (44.2%)	57 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	29 (5.9%)	29.3	631^st of 946 public elementary schools	33.3%		21.1	722^nd of 950 public elementary schools	24.0%	91	26.2	43.0					34.7	25.6	30.2					27.9			$15,623
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	K-5	4800 Telluride Street #4	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 287-5100	484	28	17.6	80.0%	29 (6.0%)	133 (27.5%)	250 (51.7%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.8%)	14 (2.9%)	20.1	740^th of 946 public elementary schools	21.8%		13.8	823^rd of 950 public elementary schools	13.4%	83	21.0	29.1	34.6				28.2	22.2	17.4	25.6				21.6	26.0		$16,621
Omar D Blair Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4905 Cathay Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 371-9570	783	55	14.2	79.2%	48 (6.1%)	263 (33.6%)	228 (29.1%)	106 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.0%)	41 (5.2%)	17	791^st of 946 public elementary schools	16.4%		15.4	801^st of 950 public elementary schools	15.7%	10	22.8	17.0	40.2	25.7	24.3	26.1	26.2	18.4	11.6	16.5	19.7	15.5	21.7	17.0	19.3	16.9	$13,932
Marrama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East 40th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5820	547	34	15.9	85.6%	29 (5.3%)	120 (21.9%)	305 (55.8%)	55 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	16 (2.9%)	10.7	880^th of 946 public elementary schools	7.0%		10.5	879^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.5%	1	6.5	17.3	28.6				18.1	12.5	13.3	13.2				13.0	19.8		$19,094
Highline Academy Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	19451 East Maxwell Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-5172	589	52	11.3	73.5%	60 (10.2%)	219 (37.2%)	173 (29.4%)	82 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (7.0%)	18.2	769^th of 946 public elementary schools	18.7%		16.2	790^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.8%	21	35.1	29.6	28.6				31.1	24.4	11.3	20.8				18.7	10.4		$16,429
Lena Archuleta Elementary School	Public	1-5	16000 Maxwell Place	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9888	515	36	14.5	77.3%	22 (4.3%)	53 (10.3%)	371 (72.0%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	15 (2.9%)	36.6	560^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.8%		22.8	698^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.5%	138	36.8	40.2	45.0				41.1	34.0	33.6	28.0				31.9	29.0		$18,597
Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Jericho St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6710	714	48	14.8	81.8%	53 (7.4%)	178 (24.9%)	395 (55.3%)	55 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	19 (2.7%)	23.9	687^th of 946 public elementary schools	27.4%		17.8	770^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.9%	83	38.5	29.2	29.5				32.0	35.5	22.5	18.3				25.8	16.3		$19,090
Marie L. Greenwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5130 Durham Court	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6630	597	37	15.9	88.4%	4 (0.7%)	83 (13.9%)	483 (80.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12.3	856^th of 946 public elementary schools	9.5%		10.4	881^st of 950 public elementary schools	7.3%	25	15.4	25.8	27.8	21.1	28.4	28.8	25.4	26.5	9.3	13.0	7.9	18.9	32.9	18.2	9.3	20.5	$18,276
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Dearborn Street	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5070	352	24	14.5	85.5%	11 (3.1%)	71 (20.2%)	240 (68.2%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	12.9	844^th of 946 public elementary schools	10.8%		21.2	720^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.2%	124	697.0	716.0	10.5				8.9	22.5	21.1	18.4				20.7	706.0		$22,156
Barney Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14500 Maxwell Place	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7300	487	31	15.7	94.0%	10 (2.1%)	50 (10.3%)	409 (84.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	12.5	849^th of 946 public elementary schools	10.3%		9.3	898^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.5%	49	16.2	36.4	24.0				26.3	11.8	10.6	21.3				14.5	7.1		$18,879

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Northeast Elementary

Is KIPP Northeast Elementary a good school?

KIPP Northeast Elementary ranks 631^st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Northeast Elementary?

Students at KIPP Northeast Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 26% African American, 12% Asian, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend KIPP Northeast Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended KIPP Northeast Elementary.

What district is KIPP Northeast Elementary in?

School District No. 1

What schools do graduates of KIPP Northeast Elementary attend?

Students who attend KIPP Northeast Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
Middle : DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
Middle : KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
High : Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College
High : DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
High : KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
High : Montbello High School
High : Northeast Early College
High : Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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